Longer Still

That life will run this unrelenting pace
until the final syllable of time
does not, by any trial or judgment, place
an urgency on this bouquet in rhyme

that re-declares my love, that would describe
the sweet abyss that, slowly, drew me in,
the amber liquid love I yet imbibe,
the kiss of life that dares me, kiss again.

When life with you is over, verses read,
and words no longer form within my soul
our love will yet remain, as ever, whole …
when thoughts are spent and wonder left unsaid,
as long as there's the power of the quill,
as long as there is verse ... and longer still.


alternate verse 3

When life with you is over, verses read,
and words no longer form within my soul,
when light is gone and all is dark instead,
our love will yet remain, as ever, whole …